I don't think Lena gives a rats ass about Mike's relationship if she is not with him romantically. She even says it in her monologue that it's not her problem or concern but eh..it doesn't matter Mike got sidelined for a reason. Pretty sure he will be popping up more in MMA and after Billy's arc.
I don't have Lena fucking Mike in my playthrough so i wouldn't know, but it doesn't really explain complete lack of contact if they agreed to have the music thing going and didn't have a fight over Ivy. But as it is, he's only very briefly mentioned that Lena "hasn't heard from him for a few days and that's for the best" if they had a fight. And offhand mention as possible candidate for MMF threesome.
From the sounds of that status update. Ian will be having his second bout while Lena is out doing Billy's thing. It will depend on how the events line up timewise, but it sounded like both events were happening next chapter.
But in this case they aren't close to begin with, so why would he constantly text her every week that he is looking towards the collab? He texted her even once about it after she agreed to it. I don't see a strong need for Mike to communicate with her regularly if she isn't on his path, doesn't seem to be in-character to be as communicative and talkative either.
I also suspect Eva is a bit burned out of it, since five years is a good chunk of your life and creative artists usually want to explore other and new areas. Unless the cynicsm wins and its just milking this game for retarded patreons who effectively want to consoom this game forever and dictate its course through payment. Some plotlines stall, some have run its course, some need to find they end. Its currently the middle section of the story, which is usually the hardest to get around. You may not want to rush to the end and reward and have to keep the MCs busy somehow.
Not constantly texting the same thing, but there being some progress on that path. Like maybe Lena texting him this time with her feedback on what he'd sent her. Or Lena spending some time on this project in her spare time instead of just running off for another round of shopping.
To be completely honest I get the feeling Eva is struggling with how to structure Lena's story material outside of Seymour.
The bigger problem is the lack of content for defying Seymour. Going against Seymour isn't just a "eww, old man, hard pass" choice, its supposed to be a whole statement about how Lena won't sell out and then Seymour showing his true colors trying to fuck with her life and then...she doesn't really do anything?
Yes and it could even tie in to how Ian and Lena influence Emma's style. Eva kinda jumped the gun already with that, but I thought it could have been fun if there could have been a background cooperative, or alternatively tug-of-war, influence set where Lena and Ian could each pull Emma towards the feminine and hot spectrum, or keep her comfy with her own style.
I feel like Lena got too many "paths" for story progression between modeling, music, Stalkfap, Dubai toiletry and whatnot so it's hard to close in on any of em since there's too much branching. It gets overwhelming to write for so many case scenarios I assume.
I think the real problem is that it's a mish-mash of mostly "do or do not" paths. Lena can choose to entirely neglect Stalkfap for example and her options with Seymour, Billy and Mike are all structured as "would you like to" instead of one being a mutually exclusive option to another. Seymour and Billy could have easilly been mutually exclusive in the same way Ian pursuing Cindy or Holly is, instead of just being left openly available. The issue with allowing the player to do nothing is that, that then means you have a position 0 you need to develop on from as well as the various optional paths.
They kind of are though -- if Lena is working for Seymour she's prohibited from doing other work, so she just tags along with Ivy as "vacation trip". Perhaps there's even going to be some choice for Lena at Billy's place to abide by that rule, or break it, with potential consequences. I'd imagine drug use might play into that, too.
I mostly agree with you. Tho I really think she has too many options to be manageable still, even if said paths can be exclusive from one another. Between Billy, Mike, Seymour, Agnes? (IIRC if you reject Seymour and Stalkfap you get her instead of Master Simp) with Axel being intertwined with her in some of those and the café which has 2 possible options as is?
Tertiary characters are called those.
If eva decides to do another project it won't do any good, since she will ruin it the same way she has been ruining ORS and why did that happen? because eva is surrounded by only yes men who support and influence her ideas.
No, you're not alone in that man I've had the same feeling lately.
Yes, I suppose we'll see. But it's kinda similar to if you just refuse Billy initially, Lena just tags along anyway. Maybe posh Lena will be too good to partake?
I'm really looking forward to how Eva will handle Billy's route. He seems like a total dumb ass so I don't see whatever he's planning to work out well. I'm thinking a smart Lena will be needed to not only keep Ivy from going off the deep end trying to get it to work since the Wildcats rejection I think she could also help him figure out to get his modeling buisness to actually be a success.
Yes, I have noticed that too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but originally ORS was only going to have ian as the only protagonist, right?
Yes, in this episode if you made the right decisions with ian it's basically one victory after another. I think I'd go so far as to say that eva is finding it easier to write ian's story and their respective events.
How's your meat doing Ainsley?Yes, I have noticed that too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but originally ORS was only going to have ian as the only protagonist, right?
Yes, in this episode if you made the right decisions with ian it's basically one victory after another. I think I'd go so far as to say that eva is finding it easier to write ian's story and their respective events.
I think this will be the same as GGGB, similar to a music party fuck fest.
